Minimum wage

Quote: DRich

I would guess that a big percent of the population made minimum wage at one time. Not me, I have been lucky and been a computer programmer since age 17.

When it was first instituted, I’m sure. Just like, if it were to immediately be increased to $15/hour, the percentage of people making minimum wage would be much larger than it is now.

Quote: AZDuffman

You are failing in reading comprehension. Not "some men." The question was YOU! It matters if YOU would because if it is the only disqualifying factor then you do not believe trans women are women. Hey, nobody is going to think less of you for being transphobic for not wanting to go with one. Well, liberals might, but nobody that matters.

Maybe the disqualifying factor is having a cock a doodle doo, or are we assuming this is post op?

Quote: AZDuffman

You are failing in reading comprehension. Not "some men." The question was YOU! It matters if YOU would because if it is the only disqualifying factor then you do not believe trans women are women. Hey, nobody is going to think less of you for being transphobic for not wanting to go with one. Well, liberals might, but nobody that matters.

And maybe you not offering Trump a blowjob means you don't really like him at all.

Using your definition, anything short of sex with someone means you're phobic.

Surprisingly, only an idiot thinks one has to have sex with at least one gay person to not be homophobic.

In 1965 minimum wage was $1.25 and I used to pick fruit in the summer and fall and if I could make $20 a week it was a huge amount of money. Gas was $0.19 a gallon, you could get 4 hamburgers and 4 fries at McDonald's for a dollar. If you knew somebody over 21 a case of beer was under $5. Cigarettes for $3 a carton. If you lived at home and paid no bills $20 a week was a windfall.

Quote: Evenbob

In 1965 minimum wage was $1.25 and I used to pick fruit in the summer and fall and if I could make $20 a week it was a huge amount of money. Gas was $0.19 a gallon, you could get 4 hamburgers and 4 fries at McDonald's for a dollar. If you knew somebody over 21 a case of beer was under $5. Cigarettes for $3 a carton. If you lived at home and paid no bills $20 a week was a windfall.

1.25 an hour adjusted for inflation would be about 11/HR today, not bad for a high school job even by today's standards (And Pre-COVID it would be actually quite good, now 11/HR would be low for entry level because of the stretched labor market, and everyone keeps offering more just to get applicants). But, certainly a fair minimum wage.

I have long said that 10-12 dollars an hours would be a reasonable minimum wage today. And, I think consistent with the intent of the early rates. But, there has been pushback since its inception for automatic inflation adjustment or else thing would probably be approx the minimum rate today.

Quote: Gandler

1.25 an hour adjusted for inflation would be about 11/HR today, not bad for a high school job even by today's standards (And Pre-COVID it would be actually quite good, now 11/HR would be low for entry level because of the stretched labor market, and everyone keeps offering more just to get applicants). But, certainly a fair minimum wage.

I have long said that 10-12 dollars an hours would be a reasonable minimum wage today. And, I think consistent with the intent of the early rates. But, there has been pushback since its inception for automatic inflation adjustment or else thing would probably be approx the minimum rate today.

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Quote: Evenbob

In 1965 minimum wage was $1.25 and I used to pick fruit in the summer and fall and if I could make $20 a week it was a huge amount of money. Gas was $0.19 a gallon, you could get 4 hamburgers and 4 fries at McDonald's for a dollar. If you knew somebody over 21 a case of beer was under $5. Cigarettes for $3 a carton. If you lived at home and paid no bills $20 a week was a windfall.

You could buy a case of Blatz beer for $4 in the early 1980s

Quote: Evenbob

In 1965 minimum wage was $1.25 and I used to pick fruit in the summer and fall and if I could make $20 a week it was a huge amount of money. Gas was $0.19 a gallon, you could get 4 hamburgers and 4 fries at McDonald's for a dollar. If you knew somebody over 21 a case of beer was under $5. Cigarettes for $3 a carton. If you lived at home and paid no bills $20 a week was a windfall.

$1.25 in 1965 would be $10.27 in 2020 dollars...probably too sharp of an immediate increase for my liking, but better than $15/hour.

I guess my 5% annual cap for MW increase would have come into play a few times, but I don't feel like seeing how that compares to my earlier proposal...I want to say that almost certainly gets it below $10/hour, but probably more than $9 by now.